#the second link is where they sold the tickets

[tmbgareok]

Big touring over the next three months! Australia! The UK and Ireland! US east coast! Best links at www.TMBG.com.

Hey everyone. John F. here. Normally, I would just speak this in a Vibe Report on YouTube, but there are too many important links here and too much granular information to not deliver it in text form! I want to bring everyone up to date on all these shows coming up, and the second shows that have been added where shows have sold out. 

We are in Australia starting in the beginning of October (!) and in the UK and Ireland in November (!) playing Flood shows where over the night we play all the songs off the LP. All of the shows are "an evening with" which means no opener/starts early, and we are joined by our 8-piece band. ADDED! 1 Oct Adelaide https://bit.ly/4aZS1eF 2 Oct Adelaide SOLD OUT 4 Oct Sydney SOLD OUT 5 Oct Sydney SOLD OUT ADDED! 7 Oct Brisbane https://bit.ly/qRl1At 8 Oct Brisbane https://bit.ly/3Li9hAD 10 Oct Melbourne https://bit.ly/s7Ez8q 11 Oct Melbourne SOLD OUT 13 Oct Perth SOLD OUT ADDED! 14 Oct Perth https://bit.ly/A3d5T

1 Nov Southampton https://bit.ly/PlQ92z 2 Nov Cambridge SOLD OUT 3 Nov London https://bit.ly/3UrQpDe 5 Nov Glasgow SOLD OUT 6 Nov Newcastle https://bit.ly/zZwQ8b 8 Nov Belfast https://bit.ly/3JUEEQV 9 Nov Dublin SOLD OUT 12 Nov Manchester SOLD OUT 13 Nov Leeds SOLD OUT 15 Nov Nottingham SOLD OUT 16 Nov Bristol SOLD OUT 17 Nov London SOLD OUT In December we'll be out with the Big Show Tour where we spotlight a different album each night of a stand. One show in each market will be a celebration of our John Henry album. That's 1 of 2 in Philly, 1 of 3 in DC, 1 of 1 in Brooklyn (!?!), and 1 of 2 in Boston! Which night will that happen? Time will tell...

12.5 Philadelphia SOLD OUT 12.6 Philadelphia SOLD OUT 12.7 Washington DC SOLD OUT 12.8 Washington DC SOLD OUT 12.9 Washington DC SOLD OUT 12.13 Brooklyn https://bit.ly/TMBG121324 12.14 Boston 1 https://bit.ly/TMBG121424 12.15 Boston 2 https://bit.ly/TMBG121524 AN IMPORTANT NOTE FOR FOLKS WHO BOUGHT TICKETS LAST YEAR –– THESE RESCHEDULED SHOWS ARE FOR YOU!

Australia and British Isle ticket holders: your current tickets are valid for these new dates. Be sure to have your ticket confirmation email AND update your personal calendars NOW to avoid confusion later. In cities where we play multiple nights (Adelaide, Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth, London), your ticket’s original date MUST match the new rescheduled date. These shows are mostly sold out, and that guy at the door won’t take tickets for other nights.

SO BE SURE TO MATCH YOUR TICKET TO THE SPECIFIC RESCHEDULED SHOW. (Many of these shows have also sold out, and additional shows have been added so CHECK THE DATE ON YOUR TICKET and match it to this very complete bit of information.)

Adelaide! The show booked originally on 8/10/23 is now on the 2nd of October

Sydney! The show booked originally on 6/10/23 is now on the 4th of October

Sydney! The show booked originally on 14/10/23 is now on the 5th of October

Brisbane! The show booked originally on 4/10/23 is now on the 7th of October 

Brisbane! The show booked originally on 5/10/23 is now on the 8th of October 

Melbourne! The show booked originally on 15/10/23 is now on the 10th of October 

Melbourne ! The show booked originally on 7/10/23 is now on the 11th of October 

Perth! The show booked originally on 11/10/23 is now on the 13th of October

London! The show booked originally on 5/11/23 is now on the 3rd of November London! The show booked originally on 18/11/23 is now on the 17th of November

[fuckyeahgoodomens]

Good Omens filming locations masterpost! ❤ 🐍😊 Part 2

(here to part 1 :))

(here to part 3 :))

Here to the map :)

Others in England (cont):

Tadfield Manor (S01E01, S01E02) - Bulstrode, Gerrards Cross

Scene: The Tadfield Manor where the satanic nuns run the hospital in the first episode and Aziraphale and Crowley visit in the second episode

Availability (as of 2024): The manor has been in private hands since 2016 - in 2023 sold again, I didn't find on the internet that it would be available to visit in any form, the manor is not visitble from the public road.

Link on the map

Four Horsemen meeting (S01E05) – Old School Cafe, Longcross Road B386

Scene: The cafe where Four Horsemen meet

Availability (as of 2024): street all day, the cafe Mon-Fri 7:30-15:00, Sat-Sun 8:30-15:00

Link on the map

Heaven middle floors (S01E01, S01E03, S01E04, S01E05) - Weybridge Business Park, Addlestone

Scene: The Heaven middle floors scenes in season 1 were filmed here

Availability (as of 2024): The places can be sort of seen from the street but I don't think that visiting is possible

Link on the map

Pollution by the river (S01E04) – River Wey Navigation, Guildford

Scene: The International Express Man delivers the package to Pollution

(fun fact: this one was the harderst one to pin down the exact location, I only knew bc of an article that the schooting took place by "Wey Navigation" which is a river long 32km (miles), I tried to find a better mention or through google maps comparing place for a long time but couldn't, finally I wrote to the River Way Navigation organization on facebook but they had no record of the shooting. Finally, in one of the photos I noticed that in the background there is a footbridge that I saw a photo of a similar footbridge while searching on a history of Wey Navigation river on the UK National Trust page and fortunately the previous mentioned facebook page knew where it was, WAHOO! :))

Availability (as of 2024): all day

Link on the map

Hogback Wood (S01E01, S01E02, S01E04, S01E05) - Painshill Park, Cobham

Scene: The Hogback Wood where The Them play, seen in several episodes.

Availability (as of 2024): The entrance to the park is paid (£11 with prebooking online on https://painshill.co.uk/visit-us/ticket-prices-booking/) They open at 10 and close at 16-18 depending on the season. The World Word II crater they shot the main scene at should be in the west-south tip of the park. The whole path there and back is 4km (2,5 miles).

Link on the map

International Express Man's house (S01E04) - Shetland Close, Guildford

Scene: The International Express Man leaves the house to make deliveries

Availability (as of 2024): street all day

Link on the map

Agnes Nutter's village (S01E02) - Weald & Downland Living Museum, Chichester

Scene: The Agnes Nutter's village in episode two. In the map I highlighted which part we see the villagers and Witchfinder Major Pulsifer to through in the show.

Availability (as of 2024): The entrance fee is paid (£15.50 for an adult ticket prebooked online https://www.wealddown.co.uk/), it opens at 10 and closes at 16-17 depending on the month.

Link on the map

Tadfield Air Base (S01E05, S01E06) - RAF Upper Heyford, Bicester

Scene: For the shooting of the Tadfield Air Base the former RAF Upper Heyford was used, by the examining the google maps and screenshots from the series I think that the area labeled as 'Shelter 9' was used.

Availability (as of 2024): The place is no longer used by RAF purposes, there are several companies that use certain areas it but it is not available for public. The Upper Heyford Heritage though organizes (paid - £25.00) tours through the airbase: http://www.upperheyfordheritage.co.uk/home-page/tour-booking/

Link on the map

Soho (S1) – Bovingdon Airfield Studios

Scene: The Aziraphale's bookshop and Soho in season one were built at Bovingdon Airfield Studios

Availability (as of 2024): The studios can be rented but I don't think they are publicly available – the Soho is not there anymore though, it is now build in studios in Scotland.

Link on the map

The motorway on fire (S01E05) - M96 Training Motorway at Fire Service College, Moreton-in-Marsh

Scene: The motorway on fire when Crowley is heading for Tadfield was filmed at M95 Training Motorway at Fire Service College that is usually used for training emergency service professionals

Availability (as of 2024): Not publicly available.

Link on the map

South Africa:

The 1941 church (S01E03) - St. Saviour's Church, Claremont, Cape Town

Scene: The scene in Season 1 where Aziraphale is outsmarted by the Nazis and is saved by Crowley

Availability (as of 2024): Their facebook says Always open

Link on the map

Famine at a fancy restaurant (S01E03) - Mutual Heights building, Cape Town

Scene: The restaurant where we meet Famine for the first time

Availability (as of 2024): It is a building with flats, offices and a reception, not available to public.

Link on the map

Crowley in a cinema (S01E04) - Joseph Stone Auditorium, Cape Town

Scene: Crowley in a cinema (with Neil Gaiman cameo) watching animated rabbits when Hastur interrupts

Availability (as of 2024): Not publicly available as such but they there are presentations and and such happening there https://www.facebook.com/josephstone1968/

Link on the map

Aziraphale dancing gavotte (S01E04) - Casa Labia, Cape Town

Scene: Aziraphale dancing gavotte in a discreet gentlemen's club in Portland Place in the late 1880s was filmed at Casa Labia in Cape Town

Availability (as of 2024): Casa labia is hotel and a restaurant so it can be visited in that way https://www.casalabia.com/

Link on the map

Anathema's child home (S01E02) - Llandudno Rock Villa, Cape Town

Scene: The home which we see Anathema as a child with The Book (in the show it's Malibu, California)

Availability (as of 2024): street all day, the villa itself seems that it can be rented

Link on the map

Eden desert and ep6 time bubble desert (S01E01,S01E06) – Atlantis Dunes, Cape Town

Scene: The Eden desert scenes and the time bubble with Adam and AC were filmed in the Atlantis Dunes at the outskirts of Cape Town

Availability (as of 2024): The Atlantis Dunes – or Witzands Aquifer Conservation Area – is a protected natural area. Biking adventures can be booked through https://atlantisdunes.com/ or also other activities through https://www.capetown.gov.za/Family%20and%20home/see-all-city-facilities/our-recreational-facilities/Nature%20reserves/Witzands%20Aquifer%20Nature%20Reserve

Link on the map

The apple tree in the Garden of Eden (S01E01) - Waterfall Valley (formerly Cascade Country Manor), Paarl

Scene: The Eden apple tree with the waterfall in the background was filmed at the retreat Waterfall Valley (then Cascade Country Manor) (the tree was added by the film crew for the scene)

Availability (as of 2024): I am not sure if you can visit the waterfall like that or you have to be a guest in the restreat. The retreat is available for booking: https://www.waterfallvalley.online/

Link on the map

There were other scenes also filmed at South Africa (thought not specified exactly where): Hell was filmed in Cape Town in a former abattoir. The Noah’s Ark scene and the Crucifixion scene were filmed on a windswept plain just outside Cape Town. Also the Meggido scenes. The entire village used for the scene with War causing mayhem in an african village is in fact a set, built on scrubland over a sand mine just outside Cape Town. The French Revolution scene wa shot on a set that had been used twenty-four hours earlier for the scene in Ancient Rome. Famine visiting a burger place with Elvis was shot on a set in Cape Town. Also some scene's in Anathema's cottage with Anathema and Newt.

SEASON 2

Most of season 2 has been shot inside the film studio in Bathgate (f.e. the whole Soho has been built there), the driving throught the Blitz London in the Glasgow’s Wardpark Studios, the inside of the 1827 mausoleum in the River City studios in Dumbarton, the Hell in S2 has been shot in an old disused factory (not specififed which one). The shots of the Edinburgh castle have been shot from the top of the The Caledonian hotel.

Edinburgh:

Crowley and Shax in St James's Park (S02E01) – Inverleith Park, Edinburgh

Scene: Crowley and Shax meet to discuss the news in St James's Park – the scene though was actually filmed in Scotland.

Availability (as of 2024): All day

Link on the map

The place where Crowley parks the Bentley (S02E01, S02E02) – Circus Lane, Edinburgh

Scene: The place Crowley goes to to park the Bentley and sleep there

Availability (as of 2024): street all day

Link on the map

AC and Elspeth in Edinburgh (S02E03) - Moray Place, Edinburgh

Scene: Aziraphale, Crowley and Elspeth are taking the first "pickled herring" to be sold, Aziraphale and Crowley are debating good and evil

Availability (as of 2024): street all day

Link on the map

Detective Aziraphale parks the Bentley (S02E03) – Victoria Street, Edinburgh

Scene: Aziraphale arrives in the Bentley and happily goes to investigate

Availability (as of 2024): street all day

Link on the map

The Resurrectionist (S02E03, S02E06) - Cask and Barrel, Edinburgh

Scene: Aziraphale goes to investigate to The Resurrectionist bar (also in Gabriel's memories with Beelzebub) – filmed in the Cask and Barrel bar

Availability (as of 2024): outside all day, inside 12-24, Fri-Sat 12-1

Link on the map

Stirling:

Edinburgh cementery (S02E03) - Old Town Cemetery, Stirling

Scene: The cemetery in episode 3 was filmed at the Stirling cemetery (grave, some gravestones, Gabriel's statue and the crypt has been added by the crew for the shooting)

Availability (as of 2024): all day

Link on the map

AC and Elspeth going through Edinburgh (S02E03) – Broad Street, Stirling

Scene: Aziraphale, Crowley and Elspeth going through Edinburgh while Aziraphale is trying to persuade her that she could do something else

Availability (as of 2024): street all day

Link on the map

Meeting Wee Morag (S02E03) - Mar's Wark, Stirling

Scene: The small corridor behind the gate where Wee Morag is staying

Availability (as of 2024): The front all day, the corridor if not through the gate then hopefully from the other side

Link on the map

Others in Scotland:

AC drinking whiskey with Mr Darlymple and the corridor to Mr Darlymple (S02E03) – Hopetoun House, Queensferry

Scene: Aziraphale and Crowley drinking whisky with Mr Darlymple while he explains why he needs fresh dead bodies also at the house has been filmed the corridor reading to Mr Darlymple

Availability (as of 2024): Hopetoun is visitable, Friday 29 March 2024 to Sunday 29 September 2024 Open 5 days per week (Thursday – Monday) from 11am to 5pm, £13.50 for an adult ticket for House and Grounds (to see both), or £13.50 for Grounds (to see the corridor)

Link on the map

The Windmill Theatre in 1941 (S02E04) - Hippodrome Cinema, Bo'ness

Scene: The theatre that Crowley delivered the broken alcohol to and Aziraphale performed the bullet catch

Availability (as of 2024): You can visit the cinema for a movie or an event https://www.hippodromecinema.co.uk/whats-on/

Link on the map

Aziraphale's trip to Edinburgh (S02E03) and Shax hitchhiking (S02E04) - Forrestburn Hillclimb, Shotts

Scene: The scene from Aziraphale's view when he travels to Edinburgh and Crowley calls him was filmed here.

Availability (as of 2024): Not available to public. The track is used by the members of the Monklands Sporting Car Club for special events. Outside of these the track is closed and no access is available except for hiring for special events/filming.

Link on the map

Soho and more (S2) - The Pyramids Studio, Bathgate

Scene: The S2 Soho has been built in the Bathgate studio, also there were built and shot many other scenes

Availability (as of 2024): It is not available to visit for public

Link on the map

London:

Possibly only streets were filmed and the Bentley was added with VFX.

C on the way to A after A calls him (S02E01) - Wardour Street, London

Scene: Crowley on the way to Aziraphale after Aziraphale calls him (to tell him about Gabriel)

Availability (as of 2024): street all day

Link on the map

(continue to Part 3 :))

[hermit-frog]

to be honest i was weirded out a bit that the biggest plot twist was lestat = the saviour. i still liked the episode and i do enjoy lestat as a character. but it felt like an unnecessary change to have lestat save louis at the trial. i thought the whole point of the trial was armand killing claudia and madeleine and painting lestat as the bad guy so he could have louis for himself. now it seems armand had no plan or reason to even let the trial take place? if he didn't want to "save" louis anymore... he just did it to please the coven or because he already sold the tickets or he was too passive to cancel his earlier plans? am i missing something?

not feeling that twist either, actually hate it. and their later meeting and Louis apologizing 😬

have already made a post about it, also recommend checking #vampterview, i'm 100% sure there's more cohesive meta that actually makes sense lol also the interviews are out, haven't read all of them (idk where to get links, also no time) but do check them out. i rarely trust actors' insight, but it seems that there's communication between the iwtv show-runners, writers and actors for better understanding of the plot and characters' motivation.

i thought the whole point of the trial was armand killing claudia and madeleine and painting lestat as the bad guy so he could have louis for himself.

that was his plan in the book, yes

it seems armand had no plan or reason to even let the trial take place? if he didn't want to “save” louis anymore... he just did it to please the coven or because he already sold the tickets or he was too passive to cancel his earlier plans? am i missing something?

Armand had a reason to go along.

I agree with Assad, and the thing about Madeleine is not only the turn itself, but also the disobedience.

Armand had to choose between an unloved but stable coven he knew for 200 years, or unstable disobedient hard to control Louis who couldn't express his feelings clearly enough to dissipate Armand's growing doubts/fear about their (his) future. Armand's fear of rejecting the coven in Louis' favor comes from him being terrified of loneliness and abandonment. What if he leaves me? I've got nothing/no one left. (which is worse for vampires, as it had been accentuated at least two times in this show)

Let's not forget that Armand went in those tunnels with the intent of killing Louis, so it's not even his 1st attempt to make a tough choice and soothe the coven back into its place, and tickle Santiago's ego. Louis' inability to integrate, submit and accept the rules was the problem. After the direct threat (especially at Claudia) Louis changes his behavior. He submits by doming Armand, makes an effort with the theatre, which ironically results with Louis putting his mask back on, role-playing Lestat in bed, and distancing/cooling himself even more.

Louis gives him what Armand was trying to obtain this whole time, — control over himself (with consequences for both of them). For a second there, Louis thinks he has some kind of real domination over Armand, but it's clear to the viewers that unfortunately it's not the case. As Assad had said, Louis turns Madeleine despite Armand's “disapproval”. Disobedience (loss of control, no stability, possible loneliness), again. A big shift in their relationship that solidifies the choice.

Sacrifice had to be done regardless of Armand's feelings towards Louis, that's how he survives. Armand has his priorities. Control via rituals and rules gives him a sense of security, he prefers familiarity even if it's abusive and indifferent, anything but solitude. Armand would rather not move at all than risk and lose something he's used to/what he already has, even if he hates it. His fear leads to stupor, pain to disassociation. So he just stands there, in his cage, pretending everything's fine. The choice is whom to pull in.

Louis' attachment/dependence to/on Claudia (who was doomed from the start no matter what) would be a problem after her death, resulting in a complete broken/unstable/detached/chaotic/very hard to control Louis. If Armand wasn't sure about his future with Louis before the coven's ultimatum/play, now he is 100% sure, not even worth risking his comfortable confinement to try. (we saw a glimpse of the conflict and how Armand had dealt with it in the 70s)

After Louis refuses to leave and destroys the coven, Armand has nothing left but Louis. Better this than nothing, i'll make it work. He was panicking in the Magnus' tower, luckily for him Lestat is the worst, so Armand creates a new cage. You could see the fear in his eyes during the Dubai big reveal, hear it in his voice. Stupidly, he decided to diminish/deescalate the seriousness of the situation in the worst possible way (not that it would change something), which resulted in Louis bonking Armand's head against the wall. (same situation with Lestat in the tower: “And I have to be willing… and I'm not in the mood.”, but in this case Armand had allowed Louis his rightful outburst). Guess it's now Daniel's turn, lol

not going to lie, i lost it at your line: “because he already sold the tickets”, the idea of Armand going further with his act because the tickets were already sold sends me

[amandapalmer]

THE DRESDEN DOLLS ARE TOURING AGAIN!

THE ONLY WAY TO GET THE TICKET LINK FOR THESE SHOWS WILL BE TO JOIN THE BAND'S EMAIL LIST:

HERE IS THE LINK, PLEASE SIGN UP. Just put in your email, it takes seconds, and we promise not to spam you.

....

It’s been a long, long time since I posted to Tumblr, but I have a decent reason to come over: my band - The Dresden Dolls - is finally touring again. Yeeeeee!!!! Brian (the other Doll) and I are slowly but surely working on a new record (it’ll be our first studio album in, gulp, about 20 years), and we are plotting a huge global touring show in a few years. We are getting ready...slowly, and we want to start where we like it: in sweaty, intimate tiny little clubs. So we are gonna do four runs of TEENY TINY CLUB SHOWS over four weekends in the USA this May/June. New songs, old songs, experiments, covers, joy, catharsis. Loud. Quiet. FEELINGS. 

We did this in Woodstock, NY in August this past summer (at a 400-capacity club called The Colony) and it was ... incredible. Just magic and sweaty and beautiful and intense and everything we love about playing live. First up is DENVER, CO, at Ophelia’s Electric Soapbox, which fits about 400 souls.

We will be announcing the three next cities in the next week or so, here on socials and on the band website. 

We will be sending the ticket link and password to our email list community about 48 hours before the ticket sale goes live. All four cities will go on sale on the same day. (And warning: our last few shows sold out in a matter of **hours**).We will send an email to the Dolls' email list with ALL ticket links and Passwords at around 5pm, Friday March 10. THEN....GET READY. Those links will go live, and tickets for ALL SHOWS will go on sale with those email list passwords on Monday, March 13th @ 10am LOCAL TIME. NOTE: the venues might be posting the LINK to the tickets, but it will be inaccessible without the PASSWORD which will be in the Mailer. Again, you gotta be on the band email list to get the ticket link. The PUBLIC ONSALE, if there are any tickets left (which is doubtful) will be Friday, March 17 @ 10am (local time for each city). ABOUT THE POSTER: South African artist Niki McQueen made a unique poster for all four cities, and we'll be making limited edition prints of all the art and selling it at the shows and online. And....if you wanna have fun, see if you can guess where we are gonna play next. We promise you: these cities & venues are WEIRD. Denver is like, the most normal of them all....try us.LONG LIVE THE PUNK CABARET, dear ones. We love you all...hope to see you out there.

[wiiildflowerrr]

'5 Seconds of Summer have proven why support acts shouldn't be overlooked'

Daily Mirror (UK), 5 October 2023

'5 Seconds of Summer may have had a helping hand from One Direction but almost eight years since their last tour with the group, the Aussie lads have proven they're more than enough, writes Daniel Bird...'

Full article / review of The 5SOS Show Manchester below (link):

'Arguably one of the biggest bands right now, it's no surprise that 5 Seconds of Summer are continuing to sell out arenas.

Having seen the four Aussies at the start of their career, playing in venues with a capacity of 300 with tickets being sold for less than £15, to now seeing them at stadiums and sold-out arenas, they've come a long way. Luke Hemmings, Michael Clifford, Calum Hood and Ashton Irwin first joined forces in 2011, uploading videos to YouTube and amassing a string of fans.

One of those happened to be Louis Tomlinson from One Direction, who invited the quartet to support them on their 2013 Take Me Home Tour. They went on to support the 1D lads for another two years on the Where We Are and On The Road Again tours, performing to millions of fans across the globe.

But while they were warming the crowd up, the group were also busy with their own music, with early releases including Out Of My Limit and arguably their best track, Heartache on the Big Screen, they soon went on to establish their own name, 5SOS (five sauce). With this new-found fame came their own fans, in their thousands.

Tickets for their headline shows would sell out within minutes as fans packed venues to hear their favourite songs live. But in 12 years, they've proven that support acts shouldn't be overlooked. Many of us go to gigs, often missing the support act or not taking anything away from them but these lads were different.

Was it their humour? Their childish energy at times? Their on-stage banter with one another? That's something we won't know but their recent show at Manchester's AO Arena on the The 5 Seconds of Summer Show was certainly one of their best. Opening the show with Bad Omens, certainly set the mood for the night as Luke, Calum, Michael and Ashton delved through their back catalogue and delivered an electric set.

Part of the show included audience participation, with a giant red dice being launched into the audience by Hemmings, allowing the crowd to choose the next song, with Voodoo Doll being chosen, much to the excitement of the 21,000 roaring fans. This opened a gateway for the lads to discuss their past, with Ashton recalling staying at a hotel over the road from the arena while supporting One Direction.

"About ten people knew who we were at the time, now look," he exclaimed while reflecting on their meteoric rise to success as he recalled performing at smaller venues before the band managed to sell out the biggest indoor arena in Europe. But while reflecting, the group looked towards the future as they stated their plans for the next few months are pretty empty.

This, however, is for good reason as lead guitarist Michael is set to welcome his first child with his wife, Chrystal Leigh Clifford. Joking about his future, he laughed while saying he will be going from playing in front of thousands of fans to having a "house covered in poop" before Luke interjected, adding he will be able to teach Clifford's daughter how to wear make-up.

Anecdotes aside, the group certainly showcased their performance skills and failed to stand still for the cheering crowd as they made their presence in the arena known. Having seen the lads perform countless times, this was certainly their best performance to date.'

X

[louisupdates]

BEHIND THE CAMPAIGN: LOUIS TOMLINSON

MUSICALLY | 19 APRIL 2023

Former One Direction star Louis Tomlinson released his debut album in 2020 through Sony but moved to BMG for his second album, Faith In The Future, in November 2022. Lisa Wilkinson, director of UK marketing (new recordings) at BMG, explains how they looked to reposition him in the market, what learnings were coming from his live success as well as his own festival, why his merchandise strategy directly informed his multi-formatted record release strategy, how they were able to build him without mass radio support, where a wider male audience was targeted this time round, why Twitter remains his most powerful social media platform and how a highly vocal and engaged fanbase was nurtured further and directly involved in the campaign.

Lisa Wilkinson, director of UK marketing (new recordings) at BMG, explains how they looked to reposition him in the market, what learnings were coming from his live success as well as his own festival, and more.

[The article will be broken into sections, linked below.]

1. Coming to BMG for his second solo album

2. The centrality of merchandise

3. The radio conundrum

4. Targeting a male audience

5. Building his songwriting profile

6. Targeting the press

7. Boosting the digital strategy

8. QR code and interactive community map at his Away From Home festival

9. Twitter as his main platform and setting him up on TikTok

10. Chart battle with Bruce Springsteen and the power of in-stores

11. Stationhead and Tim’s Twitter Listening Party

12. Fan-made Spotify Canvases

13. Documentary and the next steps

☆彡

1. COMING TO BMG FOR HIS SECOND SOLO ALBUM

This is his first album with BMG. His debut album, Walls in 2020, was with Syco Music [via Sony]. That was off the back of X Factor with Simon Cowell.

He had done a couple of more commercial singles – one with Steve Aoki [‘Just Hold On’] and one with Bebe Rexha and Digital Farm Animals [‘Back To You’]. They were really successful streaming singles, but that’s not who Louis is. For the boys in One Direction, the ones that have been successful and the songs that have been successful are the ones that have stayed super pop and commercial. Louis did that but it’s just not who he is.

I think he felt, in that structure, that he just wasn’t getting the support to be who he wanted to be. That’s exactly why people come to us. It’s an artist services deal and we’re there to support you and advise you.

You can see from his live business and his merchandise business – and every other thing that Louis does – that there is an incredible fanbase there for him.

When they [Syco] released Walls, they achieved 14,000 units in week one and got to number 4 in Q1 in January 2020. We thought that just didn’t feel reflective of what was happening [around him].

We went and saw him at various venues on his world tour. We went to New York and saw those two shows and we went to Italy and watched his Milan stadium show in front of 30,000 people.

You’re looking and you’re thinking, “Those numbers don’t make any sense. How on Earth did you fumble that?” We were confident that we could do better than that.

He had a signing dinner in October 2021 and then his world tour started in February 2000, which was the delayed tour [due to the pandemic]. It went all the way through to September, pretty much nonstop.

They sold half a million tickets that year. All the while he’s on tour, he’s still making the album.

‘Out Of My System’ was released as a DSP-focused track before the album. It’s the rockiest and heaviest track on the album. He came straight off stage, went into a vocal booth off the side of the stage [to record it]. Because of the energy, he was so fired up. It was a difficult process because it was creating an album on the road.

He wanted to make an album for live. It was a totally different experience for him. Covid hit just a few months after Walls dropped so the tour was out of the question.

Before we started working on the album campaign, he did a show at Crystal Palace Bowl, which was the first incarnation of his Away From Home festival that he’s created and curated, which is for up-and-coming indie bands.

He gave away 8,000 tickets in August 2021 when we could start doing outdoor things again. I was there and was thinking, “There’s something big going on here.” The fans were so committed and dedicated.

Considering this is someone who hasn’t had real radio support or is seen in celebrity magazines or on social posts, this is a huge phenomenon.

That continued into the tour.

[fdelopera]

Welcome to the 10th installment of 15 Weeks of Phantom, where I post all 68 sections of Le Fantôme de l’Opéra, as they were first printed in Le Gaulois newspaper 114 yeas ago.

In today’s installment, we have Part III of Chapter 4: "La Loge N° 5” (“Box 5”), and Part I of Chapter 5: "Suite de « La Loge N° 5 »" ("Box 5 Continued").

This section was first printed on Wednesday, 6 October, 1909.

For anyone following along in David Coward’s translation (the link is to the Kindle edition on Amazon US), the text starts in Chapter 4 at, “That night, tickets were sold for Box 5” and goes to Mme Giry’s line, “What happened was that someone went and upset the Phantom!”

There are some differences between the standard 1st Edition text and the Gaulois text. In this section, these include:

1) In the Gaulois text, the section starts out with an amusing little interchange between Moncharmin and Richard (highlighted in red in the first column):

"Yes, this is getting old," agreed Armand Moncharmin, as he carefully slipped the Phantom's note into his pocketbook.

"You're keeping that?" asked Richard.

"Out of curiosity," said Moncharmin.

2) In the Gaulois text, Leroux actually named the people who rented out Box 5 on the evening in question, and were summarily escorted out after raucous laughter was heard emanating from the box. This section is highlighted in red in the second column.

In Coward's translation, this text appears between "They immediately started carrying on again and this time I had them ejected for good" and "Send for the security man."

Leroux's text switches between the description from the Inspector, which I have italicized, and Richard’s and Moncharmin's comments, which are “in quotes”:

Before leaving the theatre, they gave their names. Among them, there was a journalist.

"Oh dear! Now we're in for trouble!" cried Richard.

Who stated that he will write an article.

"Egad!" cried Moncharmin.

This journalist is named Maxime Defrance.

"Don't know him," Richard and Moncharmin proclaimed in unison, reassured.

The other four were: M. and Mme Darklay and their daughter, from Rue de la Paix.

"The Darklays, but the Darklays are incapable of conducting themselves in such a manner!" said Moncharmin. "I know the Darklays, they are very respectable people; what does this mean?"

And M. Malpertuis.

"Malpertuis," cried the two Managers. "Let's hope that's not the Malpertuis from the Fine Arts! No... No... He would have requested a seat or a box. Malpertuis would never pay for his seat anywhere... But if he was invited by the Darklays? Good heavens!"

M. Malpertuis stated as he left that he would complain to the Managers.

3) Compare the Gaulois text, highlighted in red above: "ils en étaient ressortis et avaient appelé l'ouvreuse qui leur a demandé ce qu'ils voulaient" to the 1st Edition: "ils en étaient ressortis et avaient appelé l'ouvreuse qui leur a demandé ce qu'ils avaient".

Translation from the Gaulois:

They had gone out again and had called the box keeper, who asked them what they wanted.

Translation from the 1st Edition:

They had gone out again and had called the box keeper, who asked them what they needed.

4) Compare the Gaulois text, highlighted above: "L'ouvreuse me l'a assez répété, ce qui prouve bien que tout cela n'est qu'une plaisanterie" to the 1st Edition: "et c'est ce qui prouve bien que tout cela n'est qu'une plaisanterie".

Translation from the Gaulois:

“The box keeper told me several times, which proves that this was all just a practical joke.”

Translation from the 1st Edition: 

“And this proves that this was all just a practical joke.”

5) Compare the Gaulois text: "Qu'on aille me chercher l'ouvreuse ! hurla-t-il... Tout de suite ! Tout de suite !" to the 1st Edition: "Qu'on aille me chercher l'ouvreuse ! commanda-t-il... Tout de suite !" 

Translation from the Gaulois:

"Someone go get me the box keeper!" he roared... "Now! Now!"

Translation from the 1st Edition:

"Someone go get me the box keeper," he ordered... "Now!"

6) Minor differences in punctuation.

Click here to see the entire edition of Le Gaulois from 6 October, 1909. This link brings you to page 3 of the newspaper — Le Fantôme is at the bottom of the page in the feuilleton section. Click on the arrow buttons at the bottom of the screen to turn the pages of the newspaper, and click on the Zoom button at the bottom left to magnify the text.

[joy2paris]

My second mother Cleo Sol dropped her third album. Guys, I am in no way exaggerating when I say that this woman has saved my life. Her music is the most beautiful, calming, affirming, reassuring, uplifting, vulnerable, healing spiritual thing my ears have been honoured to have heard. I just used a million synonyms but I do not care. This is so deep but she is the reason I am still here. In the rare moments where I have been uncontrollably anxious (feel glad to say it is not been that often), or even when I have smaller moments of that feeling - that tension completely eradicates when I put this woman's songs on and just take it all in. And it is her melodies (shout out her husband Inflo for producing all her stuff) and lyrics that have given me the courage to persist, it's mad. I think it is also important to note that although she mainly restores one's equilibrium and ensures you are always accepting love and light above anything else, she does not shy away from singing about the pains of life too.

I have been blessed to have been to both of her only two concerts she has ever put on (literally such a flex, the tickets sold in seconds). I also went with a dear friend of mine, who also makes music and her boyfriend also came, and he produces my friend's stuff. These two love Cleo as much as me, which made the live performances even more special. In her very first one we were in front row and in direct view of her. The way I sobbed that evening???? It was CATHARTIC! Ugh! Brings tears to my eyes just thinking about it. Her vocal ability is also unmatched. She sounded even better than her studio recordings which I thought was impossible. One of the best days of my life, no question. I ordered a poster of her second album all the way from the US specifically to bring with me to Paris. If I could bring nothing else but that poster I would have done it. I needed to have a visual reminder of her everyday lol. Her debut album is what first introduced me to her (shout out my other dear friend who put me onto her). You know those artists where you instantly fall in love with their stuff. She actually dropped that album on my 18th birthday, which was only exactly a week into lockdown. Everything she sung spoke to me in ways I did not even realise was possible.

I listened to this new album as an extremely exhausted individual on the first metro back LOL. I was way too tired to take it all in, but I instantly fell in love with the last track. I had very high expectations as you can tell from my opinion of her other two albums (her group SAULT she is part of is also magical; pure magic). I have listened in a more awake state and she did not disappoint. As of now, my heart still lies with the other two albums but I can assure these ones will grow on me even more. I really like 'Heaven' and 'Miss Romantic' - the latter has an upbeat, sassy feel which is fun to listen to.

I just remembered that she also links to this whole year abroad thing too. As stated many times, I was up in arms about deciding. I chose to do the age old trick where you flip a coin and whatever the thing lands on you do. “I am Free - SAULT” which Cleo does the vocals for was playing in the background (I filmed myself doing it - I would post here but I am loving this anonymous life on here so far). Hearing that alongside receiving the side of the coin that said to do it, it made me emotional but I just really chose to listen to the lyrics and just go against the grain of myself. Bro I sound so moist😂😂😂😂But this is all true

I really want to meet her one day and tell her how she literally saved me haha

[brn1029]

This date in rock music history…

August 17th

2009 - Pink Floyd

A thief in New Zealand took the unusual step of leaving his contact details at the site of his crime. The man reserved a copy of Pink Floyd's The Wall at a record shop in Christchurch, leaving his name and phone number, before robbing the till. He was a regular customer at the shop and already had several records on order.

2008 - Jackson Browne

Jackson Browne was suing US Republican presidential candidate John McCain for using one of his songs without permission. Browne claimed the use of his song Running on Empty in an advert was an infringement of copyright and would lead people to conclude he endorses McCain. Browne was seeking more than $75,000 (£40,000) in damages.

1999 - Led Zeppelin

Led Zeppelin topped a chart of Britain's most bootlegged musicians, compiled by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), after identifying 384 bootleg titles featuring Led Zeppelin performances. The bootleg chart was complied from the BPI's archive of some 10,000 recordings seized over the past 25 years. The Beatles came in second with 320 entries, other acts listed included The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan and Pink Floyd.

1979 - Anita Pallenberg

The New York Post reported that Anita Pallenberg (the wife of Keith Richards) was linked to a witches coven in South Salem, New York where Richards owned a house. A policeman claimed he was attacked by a flock of black-hooded, caped people and a local youth claimed he had been invited by Pallenburg to take part in ‘pot smoking sex orgies’. Locals also claimed they found ‘ritualistic stakes’ and small animals that had been ‘sacrificed’ near the house.

1974 - Eric Clapton

Eric Clapton started a four-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with 461 Ocean Boulevard, a No.3 hit in the UK. The house featured on the album cover is 461 Ocean Boulevard in the town of Golden Beach, Florida (near Miami) where Clapton lived while making the album.

1973 - Paul Williams

Former Temptations singer Paul Williams was found dead in his car, after shooting himself. He owed $80000 in taxes and his celebrity boutique business had failed.

1969 - Woodstock Festival

The final day of the 3 day Woodstock Festival took place at Max Yasgur's farm in Bethel, New York. Acts who appeared included Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, The Who, Jimi Hendrix, Ten Years After, John Sebastian, Sha Na Na, Joe Cocker, Country Joe and the Fish, The Band, Ten Years After, Johnny Winter and Paul Butterfield Blues Band. Over 186,000 tickets had been sold but on the first day, the flimsy fences and ticket barriers had come down. Organizers announced the concert would be a free event, prompting thousands more to head for the concert.

1968 - Doors

The Doors started a four-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with Waiting For The Sun. The group's third album spawned their second US No.1 single, 'Hello, I Love You'.

1968 - Young Rascals

The Rascals (formerly the Young Rascals), started a five week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'People Got To Be Free'. The group had thirteen US top 40 hits.

1965 - The Byrds

The Byrds were forced to cancel a concert during their UK tour at The Guildhall, Portsmouth when only 250 of the 4,000 tickets had been sold.

1964 - The Beatles

Glasgow council in Scotland announced that all boys and men with Beatle styled haircuts would have to wear bathing caps after a committee was told that hair from 'Beatle-cuts' was clogging the pools filters.

[mysmorgasbordoffantabulosa]

New to the fandom, so asking this question. What is the controversy with the charts especially Billboard? Have they actually changed the rules without notice, as some fans claim?

Until a few years ago, the charts weighted digital downloads the same as physical sales almost the same as streaming/radio. But then BTS started doing really well in the charts, mostly from digital downloads because of the lack of playlisting on spotify (a known Payola systems designed to over inflate streams) and radio playlisting (an even more established form of payola, and one that is still believed to be alive today).

So when BTS started doing well they started changing the rules. Now initially they would do this after BTS... here are some of the key ones in recent years:

This mostly effected albums, but oddly not BTS and was more of a blow to artists like Taylor Swift who sold concert tickets / merch with albums. BTS never did this. It also introduced YouTube Streams as part of streaming numbers as streaming became more prominent.

Physical sales where changed to only count once they ship not on day of release, and may thought this was specifically directed at BTS considering the disproportionately more physical sales that BTS (and K-Pop artists in general) always made.

Next big change was...

The big change here was on digital downloads. Whereas previously "up to four purchases of a single digital track were recognized for a single user (account) per week." The new ruled limited this to "only one purchase per week."

This rule was further tighten earlier this year to that it was linked to an email 1 song per email per week.

Most of these changes were implement weeks / months after their anouncement.

So why are ARMY up in arms... Well this...

Billboard filtered more than 100,000 digital download sales for the second week of Like Crazy's run on the charts. So why did it happened...

Well Billboard it appears has implemented an additional change to the 1 song per email per week rule by taking out the 'per week', without announcement or notice during the second week of Like Crazy's sales.

So Brian solo stans a obviously pissed, but so are the wider ARMY as this also impacts on others in the group and the wider K-Pop community.

[kmp78]

“Is that just a nice way of saying we only sold 50 seats?” Hold on 30 seconds… This is happening across the world. Performers are cancelling all over and switching to smaller venues. I explained all this several days ago when all anyone could focus on was the ‘black curtains’. Fans are being more cautious about spending money on concerts and are picking and choosing and budgeting their entertainment money. Booking in smaller venues and slightly out of the way places where these venues might be is not specific to Mars but is an industry trend with several reasons. If you want to believe that black curtains can only mean reduced Mars popularity then do so but if you want the whole story and not just one side of it, read the NBC News article at the link below and learn the actual facts.

https://www.nbcnews.com/business/consumer/concert-ticket-sales-why-are-artists-canceling-shows-tours-prices-rcna154558

But it's not just the times and that harsh economy we live in.

Mars had this exact same issue during that last US tour 6 years ago. 🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵

He constantly overestimates his allure in the States, even when he has 4-5 other acts on the bill. 🙄

Yankees just don't give a fuck about Mars. 🤷🏼‍♀️

Which is a darn shame since he tried soooooo hard to win them over by even naming an album after them... 😭

[crookedvoidluminary]

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[rosiechiffersmedia]

Yard act: Website  

What is the purpose of the website? Content, photographs, tour dates? Layout of home page second page? 

Promote themselves- mainly advertisement for their new singles, directly under the YARD ACT typography the where's my utopia? Is written underneath- direct promotion of the band's new releases. First thing you see when going on the website. It's a one-page website, don't scroll down, instead you choose either pre order, we make hits out now or dream job tour. These lead to a second page each. 

Pre-order for example- is a scrolling page-shows album cover- same as the first initial page design, shows what the record would look like when receiving the album. Then scrolling down 6 options are given on which the album can be preordered. These are in large font for the user to select their preferred music platform. 

Another 3 options for a second page come up underneath the first 3; these include the store, ask yard act and mailing list. These are 3 further options to promote them as a band as the store is a second page where albums and merchandise is sold. There is an opportunity for users to sign up to receive emails announcing tour dates and releases.  

Their website has adapted according to the newest single released and matching the albums cover with the design of it moving around on the first page making it interactive for the user. 

Coldplay: Website 

This website is more complex than yard act. However, they as well have adapted all the color schemes to match the new album which is out now. The album is called Music of the Spheres, this has been represented across the whole page as there is a space theme seen. With colors that are like space looks like. 

The homepage is centered with the new albums cover, however the main sphere on the cover is moving, it has made the album come to life making the user of the website captivated. Then scrolling down the page gives directly the opportunity for the user to order the album now. Using serif typography which is pink the spheres and universe theme is kept throughout. 

With the new album Coldplay is also going on a world tour, this is announced clearly when scrolling further as the option to click date/tickets becomes possible. The sidebar of the homepage also includes options like tour, timeline, signup etc. These allow the user to directly choose what they want to form the website instead of scrolling to look for it. These take the user directly to the second page. 

Their tour page is a simple layout which still includes the sphere themes. Here the location can be chosen, then giving the user a chance to choose a concert. As Coldplay are big on sustainability there is a tab which directs you to a separate page including all information on how they are staying sustainable on tour. 

Mumford and sons: Website 

This website differs from the 2 others great as their homepage is one image of a crow. There isn't an option to scroll but instead the user must pick on the options bar at the top of the homepage to access any further second pages. 

The cool, black and white theme(monochrome) is kept throughout the whole website, giving the user a feel for the type of music this band is. 

When being on the homepage there is the option to access their actual website, this is different to others as they directly lead you to their website, but Mumford and sons haven't done this. This could allow the user to consider whether they want to look at their website or social media as the links to those are clear on the homepage as well as the link to the website. 

They, also like the others, are mainly promoting their newest release, which in this case is good people. The website is set up with the crow as the main theme allowing the user not to forget this single throughout the use of the whole website. 

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Tapestry: Epiphany!

This is the second event I am assigned to help with the music. For this event, I was called in relatively late into the rehearsal schedule.

A little background on Tapestry: Epiphany.

It is a Disney-themed opening concert for TP's Arts festival called TAPESTRY. In this concert, there are multiple acts with different arts CCA, and this is one of the important events in TAPESTRY.

This post is a summary of my involvement across the entire production/rehearsal schedule.

17 October 2023

I was called in to help out with one of the band performing for the concert (there are 2 bands). The band will be playing 2 songs:

Love is an open door - Frozen

If only - Descendants

When I entered the studio today, the band was not prepared and most of them have yet to learn the song and arrangement. This was kind of off putting because as an instructor I expect my students to be prepared so that we can work on more exciting musical elements, instead of just teaching them how the songs go.

I assisted them in learning the songs by helping them out with chordal works as well as charting the songs for them so that they can easily sight read.

I gave my feedback to the student committee about this incident in hopes that band members would be more prepared in the future.

A learning point for me is that I should ask for current progress updates on where the band is at the moment, so that I can better prepare myself before coming into the studio.

25 - 27 October 2023

Music Vox has already bumped into the venue, Temasek Convention Centre (TCC).

25 October

The bands were practicing on stage and getting a feel for the stage. We focused more on the performance side of things; ie. Stage presence, blocking, sound. The time was also used for bands to prepare for previews (vettings) with CCA Advisors and Instructors the following day.

26 October

Full Show Previews were held with CCA Advisors and Instructors. This is crucial for us to provide feedback about the entire show as well as the music.

One aspect I commented on was the tightness of the rhythm section. It felt like they were not glueing together as the should or as they did in the jamming studios. It turned out to be because of monitoring issues.

Apparently, the stage monitors were all linked to the same channel, hence, not providing the option of individualised mix for each performer. This meant that some of the performers could barely hear what they were singing/playing.

It's not an ideal situation to be in but that is just how things are sometimes. And as performers, we have to adapt to make things work on stage. We advised the performers to really rely on the acoustic sound of the drums to lock in that rhythm section.

This was not a situation we could control as the sound system is fixed in place and we had no budget of outsourcing and external sound system.

Apart from that, I had other comments about the more generic stuff, as seen below.

As an instructor, I really want my students to do well in music, as well as how they run their events and the CCA in general.

27 October 2023

Proper soundcheck for each act was executed by the production team. (The production team consists of students from the Production Crew CCA, so they may not have enough experience as well).

The various bands/acts worked on the comments given by the CCA Advisors and Instructors.

Worked with the guitarists to sculpt their tones.

31 October SHOW DAY!

Doors opened at 7pm, and it was sold out! Props to the marketing team for this event for being able to sell out their tickets. I didn't gave any comments to the bands or the student committee after the show was over, because i understand that they were already tired from weeks of rehearsal and the show itself.

Here's some snippet of the show!

I think as an instructor, I was able to advise and guide them thoroughly along the entire production. There were hiccups here and there however, I have to understand that these shows are student led and that they are in the process of learning as well. I think I was also able to learn a thing or two about live show production and how the back end things are done.

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KOKIA updates: October 3-17, 2023

Admin note: As explained before, I am currently still not able to provide full translations within a reasonable time frame, so below follows a summary of KOKIA's recent updates on her official channels instead. Thank you for your understanding.

KOKIA updated her news page twice, on October 3 and on October 17, to mention her Shanghai 25th anniversary performance on December 17. The title translates to 'Meeting you in the sea of sounds' (在音之海洋与你相遇), and the concert will be held at the new North Bund AIA Grand Theatre (友邦北外滩大剧院).

The information in the second entry is for people from Japan who wish to apply for tickets, who can contact the anco office directly (information in the second blog entry linked above). Registration runs until the end of November. Note that this is only for people flying in from Japan; ticket sales have not yet begun in China.

In her blog entry for October 10, KOKIA talks about her 5th anniversary photo exhibition ‘Musical Memories’ (Oto no kioku). This ran for one week in Tokyo from September 30 to October 8 and turned out to be a great success. The photos that were for sale all sold out, and she's considering doing another photo exhibition of all her outfits or other ideas, as events in addition to concerts. She also would like to see pictures of where people who have purchased her photos have put them on display in their house.

In her first entry for October 16, KOKIA mentions how she'll hold a fan club only performance at the Sonorium in Tokyo in November. If you have applied for the lottery for the concert and/or the get-together afterwards, mails have now been sent out to the winners (if you didn't get in, you won't be contacted).

She also mentions how her 25th anniversary album The Lighthouse is close to running out of stock on the official web shop. It will get a digital release, but KOKIA does wish to keep a physical release going. She's currently unsure when the next print will be, so if you're interested, you're best off ordering your copy soon. The same goes for the regular edition of the Blu-ray of her 25th anniversary concert, which might not get back in stock very soon once it sells out. Finally, KOKIA mentions how the animal CDs that are not digital yet (volumes 3 and 4) will be getting a digital release around the same time as the anniversary album.

KOKIA is currently in London, recharging for her Sonorium concert.

Finally, in her second entry for October 16, as well as in the news entry for October 17, KOKIA reveals that her 2016 jazz cover album Watching from Above, which has long since run out of stock on the web shop, gets a digital release on October 18. It's available from multiple streaming services, and KOKIA links to this Victor Entertainment page for direct links to several services.